This content was provided by George Washington University Hospital. Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc, is a fellowship-trained cardiologist and professor of medicine at GW Medicine, who also serves as ...

Pulmonary hypertension is a serious condition that happens when the blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs is higher than normal. This problem puts extra stress on the heart over time, especially ...

Early signs of pulmonary hypertension are relatively mild and mimic common conditions such as asthma, poor fitness or anxiety. [Courtesy] Many people are familiar with hypertension, commonly described ...

Pulmonary hypertension risk increases with the severity of CKD, and affects up to two-thirds of patients receiving hemodialysis.

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is a surgery used to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. It’s the treatment of choice for this condition. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension ...

(StatePoint) November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month, and the American Lung Association, with support from Merck, is raising awareness about one form of the condition: pulmonary arterial ...